Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-03-29
POLITICS In UTAH.

Inc knowledge OF politics Is tne expo
sition of the affairs of nations.
Democracy is the education of the people
in National affairs. 1t is the graduation
of the people in politics. Democratic
principles are the diplomas of the people.
The teachings of Democracy mean the
thorough understanding of the affairs OF
the nation by the people, and the appli-
cation of the popular will to the science OF
government. Democracy and the people
are interchangeable terms. Through De-
mocracy the people rule, and through
the people Democracy is triumphant.
The sceptre of Democracy is swayed by
the popular hand, and the citizen is
king. As the world advances in intelli-
gence as education permeates the masses; /;
as civilization elevates the many; as the
march of progress brushes away the dust
of the past; so spreads Democratic princi-
pies; so widens the the cause of the
people. In politics is found the i'm
pulse given to the rights of man.
Politics is the strong right hand
by whose power the people are
TO achieve their natural inheritance
universal dominion. This strong right
hand is the terror of tyrants. 1t is the
deadly foe of Capitalization, Kings
dread it, and oligarchiesi look upon it
with fear and trembling. And well may
kings dread and oligarchies tremble.
The downfall of both is decreed. The
monarchies of Europe must fall, and the
Republics of America must be Repub-
lies in fact as we'll as in name.
Here in our own United States,
the noblest Republic of them
all, the hour is even now at hand. The
people spoke in 1884, and they will speak
in still louder tones in 1888. The great
conflict draws to a close. Victory has
already made the popular standard its
home and abiding place, and after the
next Presidential election Capitalization
on American soil will cease to be a Ma
tional issue. Therefore we say let
the glorious work go on. Let politics
be discussed here in Utah as
elsewhere. Place politics fully and freely
before the people. They are the breath
of popular life. By political education
only can the people conquer. But the
cry Of our Republican contemporary is,
'No politics" This is natural. 1t is the
slogan of Capitalization and the birth
right of Republicanism. Our Republi-
can contemporary wants ''no poll
tics" in Utah. Republican con-
temporaries generally would have
been very glad if there had been
"no politics" throughout the Nation in
1884 Politics in the hands of the masses
is deadly to Republicanism. But the
people are thinking, and popular thought
will protect itself. Our Republican con-
temporary will have no better success
in stemming the popular tide in
Utah than its brethren have had
in other portions of the Nation.
Politics have glorious field in Utah, and
the work will be thorough. AS the peo-
pies weapon and the opponent of CEN
tralization, politics will strike straight at
Mormonism. The oligarchy of church
and state will be undermined on all sides.
The intelligence of the people will be
invoked, popular freedom will be ap-
pealed to, and despotism will be
cast out Thousands of Mormons
are even now wavering in allegiance
to the dark power which they
have so long served. Let the light of
political truth shine fully and freely; let
political discussion be ehe order of the
battle, and those men who already see as
through a mist, the error of their ways,
will acquire clear vision, and will eman-
cipate themselves. Politics in Utah
means Territorial regeneration. Fully
appreciating the vital interests at stake,
the Democrat therefore in the future, as
in the past, will advocate politi-
cal agitation. Democratic in faith,
and popular in practice, the policy of the
DEMOCRAT will be as broad as Utah. Its
best efforts will ever be in the cause of
the people, justice and humanity. 1t
will condone no wrong, and submit to no
dictation. Believing in the people it will
ever voice their rights. The people are
Utah, and in their name the DEMOCRAT
demands that Utah shall be free and
great.